What the world realised before Vin Garbutt did, was that the small pond has grown over the years into a considerable lake. This happened without 'hype' from record companies and without the publicity from the mass media. He has performed all over the globe, and in parts of countries that the bigger stars will never see. This phenomenon has occured solely by word of mouth, spread by the people who have "come across him" and felt a need to share their unique experience.